Job Title: Print Production Specialist - Image360Job Overview: An Image360 Production Specialist is responsible for creating, assembling, and installing various types of signs and graphics. This role involves a combination of design abilities, technical skills, and manual dexterity, and is crucial in ensuring that all signs are crafted and installed to meet client specifications and industry standards. Production Specialist is a broad spectrum title, team members may have additional or separate specializations and expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and Layout: Create, design, prepare and layout signs and graphics using specialized software like Adobe Illustrator for customer approval and production. (Design Team Members Only)
- Production: Operate and maintain various sign-making equipment, including vinyl cutters, large-format printers, laminators, lasers/engravers, welders, and CNC routers. Produce signs and graphics using materials such as vinyl, paint, acrylic, metal, and wood.
- Finishing and Quality Control: Perform finishing operations such as weeding, masking, laminating, sanding and mounting of signs/graphics. Ensure quality control by inspecting finished products for accuracy, alignment, and overall quality.
- Installation: Install signs and graphics at various locations, which may involve working with power tools, and occasionally working with heavy equipment and at heights with ladders/lifts. Coordinate with team members to schedule and execute installations efficiently.
- Customer Service: Manage production timelines and communicate any issues or changes to Project Managers proactively to ensure customer satisfaction with the final products.
- Maintenance and Safety: Maintain a clean and organized work environment. Follow safety guidelines and procedures to ensure a safe workplace. Embrace a continuous improvement mindset, providing daily 2 second improvements.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience in professional sign making or a related field.
- Experience with sign production techniques and equipment.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to handle physical tasks and lift up to 50 pounds.
- High school diploma or equivalent; training in graphic design or a sign/graphics related field is a plus.
Preferred Skills:
- Proficiency in graphic design software
- Knowledge of electrical systems for illuminated signs.
- Certification in equipment operation or safety (e.g., forklift certification).
Work Environment: This role typically works in an indoor setting but may require outdoor work at Image360 and installation sites. The position may also involve interaction with clients at their place of business, networking events, and proactive site visits.
We’re looking for an experienced problem-solver with a positive attitude, creative mindset and strong communication skills to thrive in this role.
A background in the sign/graphics business or skilled trades is required
If you enjoy:
+ Working for a small family-owned business which is employee-driven, community-focused and environmentally conscious
+ Ever-changing projects and challenges that are solved as a team
+ Working with your hands to bring ideas to fruition and seeing your handiwork across Northern Michigan
+ Solving problems and overcoming challenges, creatively and with a positive attitude
+ Working hard, as a team, in a fast-paced environment
+ Enjoy working with a company that embraces change and improvement
As we're a small family-owned business, the following list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive but does cover the most common duties. Job description will be adjusted based on employee’s skill set.
Pay and Benefits:
- $18-$30+ hour depending on experience. Annual reviews offers opportunity for pay increases based on proven improvements in throughput, efficiencies and other factors
- Profit sharing program
- PTO: up to 27 days per year depending on tenure: 10 days to start after 90-day intro
- Paid holidays: 5-6 per year
- Paid volunteer time
- BCBS PPO health insurance – four options available, $100/month paid for by i360
- Simple IRA matching program: up to 3% company match of employee contributions
- FLEX (medical)Spending Account
- Fitness/wellness reimbursement program - $125/year
- 75% discount on in-house productions for personal or family
- Free beverages at weekly "Beverage :30"
- Team lunches to delicious eateries for birthdays, monthly team meetings, occasional "just because"
- Quarterly team building events -- such as Pit Spitter’s games, Nauticat sailing, play time at Incredible Mo's, Brew Bus Tours, etc.
- Anniversary gifts-- vary in value from $15 to $250.
- Clothing reimbursement program plus logo gear provided
- Continued education reimbursement program
Schedule:
During normal business hours of Monday-Friday, 8am-5:00pm. Image360 is closed on all major holidays. For large projects or busy times, additional hours may be requested.
About Us: Image360Traverse City is a truly team-based, employee-and-community-centric company with environmentally-friendly production techniques and the power of a network with hundreds of partners. These key points have been integral to Image360'sgrowth and empowers the team to effectively manage every facet of their processes; from site-specific consultation, creative review and graphic design to printing, manufacturing and installation of a very wide range of visual solutions for a very diverse client base.
Some of our accolades include:
2024 & 2016 Project of the Year award through national trade publication
2017 Traverse City Area Chamber Small Business of The Year
2017 Michigan Top 50 Company to Watch
2017 Builder's Exchange Award of Excellence in Construction
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a valid driver's license and are you able to get Chauffer's License with DOT medical clearance? This is required to drive our install vehicles.
- Do you have 2 years minimum sign business OR skilled trades OR welding/fabrication experience?
- Do you have a degree in Graphic Design/Fine Arts OR 2 years minimum production design experience?
Work Location: In person
